INITIATES AND NOVICES.

Starting from the very bottom: any male, Awakened, Catholic citizen of the state may take a test to be admitted into the Templar forces. If he succeeds, the local Commander makes him either a Novice or an Initiate.

Novices and Initiates support the Zealots and Knights respectively in their mission, carrying out humble duties within the cathedrals. In the meantime, Novices are trained in the art of magic, and Initiates in the arts of swordsmanship and Chi Casting. Once they pass the Test of Faith, a Novice becomes a Zealot and an Initiate becomes a Knight.

 

ZEALOTS AND KNIGHTS.

These two classes of Templars work and fight side by side. They march alongside the army and keep the streets safe from any magical threat — their task being to eliminate anyone caught casting magic without permission, and to investigate magical phenomena. They are also charged with mentoring the Novices and Initiates and, since they have technically become priests, they hold the right to preach as well. Beyond this, Zealots and Knights are trained by their Commanders to one day become Commanders themselves.

Only a General may raise a Zealot or a Knight to the rank of Commander.

 

COMMANDERS.

Commanders preside over a single cathedral, which means they lead every Templar in a given city or town—their number depending on its size and importance. Their duty is not merely to lead their men into battle: they also head all investigations, hold a seat on the Inquisitorial Tribunal, and are responsible for training the Knights and Zealots. Commanders have access to the military academy and are thus groomed to become Generals.

Only a Guardian may elevate a Commander to General.

 

GENERALS.

Generals command multiple cathedrals across a region. They are charged with laying down military discipline and devising strategic plans.

A General can be appointed a Guardian only at the Pope's word.

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GUARDIANS.

Guardians are also appointed as senators and bishops by the Pope. They oversee a certain number of Generals that may vary with the size and importance of their territory — and preside as Inquisitors in court. As senators, they form part of the legislative power. They shape war strategy and may also serve as professors in the Templar academies.

When the Pope names one of them a Cardinal, a Guardian becomes a Holy Prefect.

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HOLY PREFECTS.

Holy Prefects oversee the Guardians within each region. Since the Papal States are divided into eleven regions, there can be no more than eleven Prefects. They answer to the Ministry of Defense and assist the minister in carrying out the Pope's commands, along with the laws drafted by the Senate and subsequently enacted by the Pope.

The Pope may appoint a Holy Prefect as Judicator East or Judicator West.

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JUDICATORS EAST AND WEST.

Judicator East commands all the Templar forces in the east, while Judicator West commands all those in the west. Both serve within the Ministry of Defense, tasked with assisting the minister. There are only two Judicators.

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THE POPE.

The Pope rules the Papal States.

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